MercyBeam’s Technology

MercyBeam’s technology is a unique method to focus x-rays by exploiting known physics of X-ray/matter interaction. This technology allows utilizing commonly used and inexpensive low-energy X-ray tube sources (the same as used for standard x-ray imaging) for replacing the massive and expensive linear-accelerator-based (LINAC) high-energy x-ray sources. These LINAC sources also require massively shielded “vaults” to contain the highly-penetrating emitted radiation.

Instead, we use conventional low-energy X-ray tube sources, combined with our proprietary focusing lens array, which provides better ability to direct the lesion-treating radiation precisely where it is needed, while better reducing irradiation to the surrounding healthy tissue.

MercyBeam makes it possible:

1. The converged beam also diverges after passing the tumor region.

2. The photon energy used, 60-120 keV (Kilo Electron Volts), exhibits also larger attenuation in the body after traversing the tumor region, as compared 2-30 MeV (Million Electron Volts) used in the various types of LINACs.

This approach will render equipment based on our technology much less expensive, eliminate the need for massively shielded vault environments, and also provide faster delivery of the needed therapeutic irradiation.